Early modern dialogue with islam: antonio de sosa's topography of algiers (1612)
Auteur :
de Sosa, Antonio
Éditeur :
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN :
9780268029784
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
709 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Makes available in translation a riveting sixteenth-century chronicle of European and North African cultural contacts that is virtually unknown to English-speaking readers. It meticulously describes the inhabitants’ daily lives; their fashions, pastimes, feasts, and funerals; their government; the landmarks of the city itself; and much more.